N64 Holiday Buyers' Guide

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Get out your notebook because we're going to tell you exactly what N64 goodies to buy this holiday.

By IGN Staff

It's here. It's arrived. It's that time of the year again. Those two glorious months before the big holiday season where the malls overflow with frantic shoppers and parents bite their nails as Little Billy reads them off his ambitious Christmas List are back. And whether you're 13 years old or 50, you had better be prepared, you had better know which games you must avoid and which games you need to buy. Or, like those looking for a Sony PS2 this December, you're going to be completely out of luck when Santa slides down that Chimney and hasn't got anything in his sack but a copy of Superman 64.

This is Nintendo 64's last holiday shopping season in the spotlight and because of that the system is enjoying its finest batch of software yet. You can see the sparkling polish in products like The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and Spider-Man N64, as well as in software such as Banjo-Tooie and Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo. But as has been a Nintendo 64 problem since its inception, there is not an overabundance of titles hitting the console, and you'd do well to weed out the good from the bad, and if you're on a really tight budget, the few spectacular from the good.

Luckily we've done your videogame homework so you won't have to. In the sections below you'll find our picks for the 10 Best New N64 Games to get this holiday season, as well as the 10 Best Overall N64 Games to own spanning the platform's entire five-year life. In addition, we've thrown together a helpful N64 Bargain Bin guide for the cheapskate in all of us who is looking to nab the best holiday deals. And to top everything off we've also included a Hardware Essentials section that brings you up-to-date on all of the console and peripheral related goodies you'll need to jump right into the gaming process. We do this because we care about you and, in fact, we love you! There, we've said it. Now click on one of the links below and fulfill your Nintendo 64 related destiny.